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Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) comic books 1954

  • Issue #58
    Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) 58
    • Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Notorious Chicago trigger-man Matty Durkin and his moll lead the police on a desperate cross-country chase. A Jekyll & Hyde-like monstrosity is unleashed as a Halloween prank goes terribly, terribly wrong. No Harm Done..!!; The Circle Of Crime; Giant of Terror; Killer At Large. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #60
    Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) 60

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police close in on criminal genius Duke Morane and his underworld empire. In pre-WWII Germany, Hilda marries wealthy older men and then poisons them. The leader of one of the earliest New York street gangs, the Bowery Boys, Bill the Butcher later enters city politics. Underworld Mastermind; Crime Run-Down; The Poisoner; Death Dream; Strong Arm Terror. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.